The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-05
THEIR FORCES JOINED.
Rival Factions In tho County Court
Come Together.
Harmony Once More Prevails in
she Ranks. with = Few Scat.
terins Exceptiens.

The county court resumed its quar-.
teriy session Of 10 o'clock yesterday
morning.
A petition from r. B. Snowden was
read. 1t set forth the fact tina. lots o.
aud 100, on which the Peabody hotel
is situated, were assessed In 1885 at
$4,000, and that the personal prop.
cry therein wa, atss ssed at $1,000:
that the same assessment was made
in 1887; that the board OF equalis,.
uoo, without complaint o, taxpayers
or hearing evidence, increased the "a.
sessment on the realty to $3.50, 900, and
on the peronsl property to ss5, 900
Petitioner cites several other instance,
where aye sments on his property
tie Olympic rsrk track-wers in.
creased, he claims, exorbitantly, and
that the present assessment Ia are bigber
thsn those on tdmilar property la the
same neighborbood. He claims that the
BOARD OF equalization had no ripht 10
raise the assessments. he pleads thai
IN addition to the I'D valorem tax ON
ihs holel property he has TO nav a |
lHRs privilege tax on the hotel az such. |
Petitioner luther states that The mar. |
sonal property assessed al 5000 Ia |
also aseeesed against U. b, Galloway
Tor $4,000, though II is petitioners.
and that the assessment Ia n double
one. Promises considered, petitioner
asks that the court correct the assess.
men,s. On motion, Chairman g auyh.
ter' Oounty Attorney Jordan and JUS
wee Barry, Gutenberg. Strickland,
{ 10 an aud Il lot were app linted "A
a mint 90 10 lave stigate the Meter.
numbsr OF Other petitions for 70.
auctions Of asseBsm snts were read and
granted.
The petition Of ii q Sherer for re.
imbursement Tor hts labor while In
toe Norkbo iss pending his trial for
cafiyl1g pistol, on which charge ha
was 'Tied and acquitted, was n seted
va motion II was ordered thlt A,
NJ Bedsoe be paid 800 for damages
aocraing from changing the German. .
iowa and Covington road aud running
u through portion OF his property.
The petition Of John Hopkins TO get
We court to adopt the incaudesoent q
gas burner was nj ,cled.
Toe report Of the aupetinte n dent OF !
bridges was received. IL showed tbs
ex pnnditure Of s2,772 80 during the
quarter Tor bridges, and during ths a
Sen ended june 81. 1887, IL was Sl2,. \
A petition Tor bridge and convict a
Nork on ths LaGfange aud X ilelq1 h
70 was referred 10 tbs bridge super d
The committee appointed al the 1,
April term OF court 10 receive blds for q
nnildirg a leves scrosB the Lposa "
Il ,tonie bottom, on the Ooyiny,on Al
Iud Arlington road, reporled AZ oI. h,
ows; w. r. Gather gets the earth. vi
,orks on hd Of 1890: 4. J. Beane, IN
! Arlington. clearing for levee, Sl7o;
ne southern bridge company hlrd yu
no lowest bid for ihe bridge, their
der sing 1885, aud being able 10 g,
i've bond, the committee recon. 49,,
isndsd that they be award, q tho con. %.
f'c, no work TO be com no acsd un,iI ~
ext April. pda l0tal coat of clearing sol
ev,e ns and building tue bridsts and ~ ~
'ladneis will bs il0.s2l. Inc report 90 90
vi DO acted on next term. nh
Alter disp1siog Of q number of peli. ~
ions OF no moment, the sppropria. IN"
IN Iotktt vas taken up nnd nun.
eI II small bills weie allowed. r
Ihe q1Af,erly report OF the Btcre. 4
Wy OF the Taxius District was called par
but Il has not been fileJ. Per
The court di,urned at ~ O'Clock lar,
u an hours recess. '''